On the tenth anniversary of the war in Syria, the International Rescue Committee spoke with 10-year-olds and their parents about growing up knowing nothing but war.

To respond to the specific needs of adolescent girls in humanitarian settings and to address the gap in evidence of what works to promote the health, safety and empowerment of adolescent girls, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has invested in a robust adolescent girl programming and research agenda. As part of this effort, the IRC partnered with Columbia University over a three year period (2014–2017) to develop, implement and evaluate the Creating Opportunities through Mentoring, Parental Involvement and Safe Spaces (COMPASS) program, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). COMPASS was implemented with refugees living in camps on the Sudan/Ethiopia border, conflict-affected communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and displaced populations in north-west Pakistan.

Hear from IRC health workers around the world about their response to the coronavirus pandemic—and what gives them hope.

IRC calls partner abuse a public health crisis that must be placed on humanitarian agendas.

Progress and challenges in ensuring life-saving services and reducing risks of violence for women and girls in emergencies